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dope[dəʊp] [doʊp]
To judge or guess; to predict the result of.

chop/tʃɒp/
A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.

books/bʊks/
A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).

blind/blaɪnd/
A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.

touts/taʊts/
A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.

nut[nɐt] /nʌt/
(only in attributive use) The best possible hand of a certain type, for instance: "nut straight", "nut flush", and "nut full house". Compare nuts.

runner/ˈɹʌnə/ /ˈɹʌnɚ/
A competitor in a poker tournament.

quadrella/kwɒˈdrɛlə/ /kwɑˈdrɛlə/
A bet where the bettor must pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track.

four-flushed/fɔr flʌʃt/ /foʊr flʌʃt/
To attempt to pass off a four-flush as a flush.

buttered/ˈbʌtərd/ /ˈbʌtəd/
To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game.